Carbonea aggregantula is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae.[2]

Carbonea aggregantula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Carbonea
Species:
C. aggregantula
Binomial name
Carbonea aggregantula
Synonyms[1]
  • Lecidea aggregantula Müll.Arg. (1874)
  • Nesolechia aggregantula (Müll.Arg.) Rehm (1890)
  • Carbonea aggregantula (Müll.Arg.) Diederich & Triebel (1993)

It is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning that it grows on other lichens, but it does not cause obvious symptoms of infection, unlike the similar Carbonea austroshetlandica.[3]

Distribution

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Carbonea aggregantula is widely distributed. Although it has not been reported often, its distribution includes multiple continents.[2] Carbonea aggregantula has been reported from some of the subantarctic islands, including King George Island, Penguin Island and Livingston Island.[3]

Host species

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Carbonea aggregantula has a wide range of host species which are still being discovered. Known hosts are:

References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Carbonea aggregantula (Müll. Arg.) Diederich & Triebel, in Diederich, Herzogia 16: 51 (2003)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Carbonea aggregantula". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Alstrup, V.; Olech, M.; Wietrzyk-Pelka, P.; Wegrzyn, M. H. (2018). "The lichenicolous fungi of the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: species diversity and identification guide". Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. 87 (4): 3607. doi:10.5586/asbp.3607.
  4. ^ a b Pirogov, M.; Chepelevska, N.; Vondrák, J. (2014). "Carbonea in Ukraine". Biologichni Studii. 8 (1): 137–148. doi:10.30970/sbi.0801.317.
  5. ^ a b c d Joshi, Y.; Falswal, A.; Tripathi, M.; Upadhyay, S.; Bisht, A.; Chandra, K.; Bajpai, R.; Upreti, D.K. (2016). "One hundred and five species of lichenicolous biota from India: An updated checklist for the country". Mycosphere. 7 (3): 268–294. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/7/3/3.
  6. ^ a b Alstrup, Vagn; Hansen, Eric Steen; Daniels, Fred J. A. (2000). "Lichenized, lichenicolous and other fungi from North and North-East Greenland". Folia Cryptogamica Estonica. 37: 1–20.
  7. ^ Diederich, Paul (2003). "New species and new records of American lichenicolous fungi". Herzogia. 16: 41–90.
  8. ^ Kukwa, Martin; Flakus, Adam (2009). "New or interesting records of lichenicolous fungi from Poland VII. Species mainly from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Herzogia. 22: 191–211.
  9. ^ Zhurbenko, Mikhail (2009). "Lichenicolous fungi and lichens from the Holarctic. Part II". Opuscula Philolichenum. 7: 121–186.
  10. ^ Hafellner, Josef (2015). "Lichenicolous Biota (Nos 201–230)" (PDF). Fritchiana. 80: 21–41.
  11. ^ "Rhizoplaca aspidophora". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2022.